At the beginning of evening rush hour today, I’m walking up the escalators at Pentagon Metro, when people started screaming and running and shoving each other while racing up the escalator. Apparently, there were announcements to evacuate the station. Naturally, people panicked and started running. Since I can’t hear the announcements, I don’t know if its a bomb threat, sarin gas release or just some routine drill, so I follow the masses and sprint up the escalators. At the top, there are metro police telling people to slow down and walk normally. People here panick pretty easy, I guess. Turns out there was smoke outside station but probably turned to be nothing. But it was a clusterfuck with the fire trucks blockign the buses, police not telling people what to do, etc…. just another daily commute story from DC.
